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Company fined after firing female concrete truck driver, calling it “not women’s work”
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A trucking and concrete company has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after firing a female driver because management claimed the job was not “women’s work.” According to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), Lakes Concrete Plus was ordered to pay $45,000 in damages for wrongful termination and gender-based discrimination. The fine...

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2022-07-27 00:21:54 -

Company wants answers after mechanic releases semi truck to stranger
A landscaping supply company is still looking for answers after a mechanic shop released their rig to a stranger unaffiliated with their company. McDonough Equipment and Attachments, a landscaping supply company out of Georgia, says that they dropped off their tractor trailer last winter for $400 worth of repairs. Once spring rolled around, the company called the mechanic to...

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2025-11-20 16:33:30 -

Family sues truck driver and trucking company after 16-year-old killed in I-75 crash in Madison County
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The family of a 16-year-old boy killed in a July crash on Interstate 75 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a truck driver and his employer, alleging negligence and a history of dangerous driving contributed to the fatal collision. Photo credit: Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers Tristan Brown, 16, died on July 20 when a Hills Trucking Company semi-truck slammed into...

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2022-08-19 13:43:00 -

Love’s opens the company’s first-ever truck stop in Connecticut
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store in Tolland County, Connecticut — the company’s first store in the state. The new Love’s is located off I-84 at Exit 71 in Willington, Connecticut. Amenities at the news Love’s include: More than 8,000 square feet store Godfather’s Pizza and Subway restaurants 56 truck parking...

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2026-02-27 19:25:42 -

New Details Emerge in Wrong-Way Somali Truck Driver on Missouri Highway 61: Driver Failed English Proficiency Test, Couldn't Name a Place of Residence, DOT Now Investigating His Company
LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI — New details have emerged following the arrest of a Somali truck driver caught driving the wrong way on Highway 61 in Lincoln County, including that the driver failed a federal English proficiency test and could not identify a place of residence when speaking with officers through broken English. On February 25, 2026, Abdiasis Ibrahim Ali was observed driving a...

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2022-05-20 12:46:53 -

Pennsylvania truck manufacturing company “delighted” to pass out baby formula to those in need
A Pennsylvania truck manufacturing company is doing what they can to help out local mothers in the face of the baby formula shortage. New Tamaqua Truck & Trailer in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania has been manufacturing “truck tough” steel and aluminum truck bodies since 1969. Now, the company is working for the community in a different way – by passing out any baby...

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2022-08-20 13:15:24 -

Self-driving truck company responds to dash cam video of semi crashing into median
Autonomous truck technology company TuSimple recently issued a statement on a crash involving one of their vehicles that happened earlier this year. On July 26, TuSimple issued a public statement on a crash that occurred on April 6, 2022, in apparent response to a dash cam video shared by a popular trucking YouTube channel called the Asian Mai Show. Last week, the Asian Mai Show...

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2025-10-14 15:48:12 -

Semi log truck crashes into railroad company office building in Cantonment
CANTONMENT, Fla. — A semi log truck slammed into the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway office building Tuesday morning, narrowly avoiding serious injuries and causing significant structural damage, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at 106 South Highway 29, near Muscogee Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The southbound truck veered left through the...

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2025-11-07 18:25:21 -

Truck driver exposes $10K multi-state tire scam targeting Carlisle company
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A quick-thinking truck driver helped uncover a multi-state tire scam that cost a Carlisle business more than $10,000, authorities say. Torri Kugle, who was hired to transport tires from McCarthy Tire Service in Cumberland County to a supposed buyer in Maryland, said he began noticing red flags during the job. Photo credit: Torri Kugle/local21news “I...

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2026-01-24 18:37:56 -

Truck Driver, Company Owner Charged With Deleting Dash Cam Evidence in Fatal Texas Crash
CORRIGAN, TEXAS — A truck driver and a trucking company owner are facing felony charges in connection with the alleged destruction of dash camera evidence following a deadly 2023 crash on Highway 59 that killed two college students, according to court records. A grand jury has indicted 70-year-old truck driver Antonio Sandoval Jr. and 53-year-old trucking company owner Marlin Kendall...

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2025-06-03 17:36:38 -

Atlantic County, New Jersey DPW Supervisor Accused of Stealing Diesel for His Private Trucking Business
Atlantic County, New Jersey — DPW Supervisor Accused of Stealing Diesel for His Private Trucking Business A supervisor with the Atlantic County Department of Public Works has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged scheme to steal county fuel for use in his personal trucking company. Joseph L. Ridley, 47, of Mays Landing, was charged on Monday, June 2, 2025, with...

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2024-04-18 09:52:39 -

Dispatcher scammed company out of $100k via Zelle payments
Truck dispatcher scammed company out of $100,000 by redirecting customer payments to his personal account, police say. 36-year-old Gabriel Antonio Pluas worked as a dispatcher for Trans Maco Transport from January 2022 to October 2023 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. In February of 2024, an investigation was launched into Pluas’ actions during his time as a...

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2024-04-03 15:24:47 -

Family-owned North American trucking company files for bankruptcy protection
A major family-owned North American trucking company has filed for bankruptcy protection. On March 27, Ontario-based Pride Group Holdings filed for and obtained Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) protection in Canada. The company also announced plans to file for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware....

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2025-11-12 14:29:57 -

Louisiana trucker honored with custom Kenworth and $50,000 prize in Pilot’s Road Warrior contest
BAYTOWN, Texas — Truck stop operator Pilot celebrated professional driver Stacy Batiste of Lafayette, Louisiana, as the 2025 Road Warrior Champion, surprising him with a custom-built Kenworth truck and a $50,000 cash prize. According to Pilot Company, the award recognizes drivers who demonstrate exceptional dedication, safety, and service in keeping America’s freight moving....

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2024-01-23 19:53:41 -

New Jersey trucking company to pay $201K as part of aggressive enforcement effort against toll evaders
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it recovered more than $25 million as part of an aggressive enforcement effort against toll evaders. In 2023, the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) issued 5,861 toll evasions-related summonses, resulting in the recovery of more than $25 million, according to a January 22 announcement from the Port Authority. As part of...

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2026-02-03 18:57:29 -

Police Say Fired Trucker Kept San Diego Company Semi for Months and Hauled His Own Loads Until He Was Caught With Counterfeit $100s in Lancaster
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA — Police say a California truck driver was found with counterfeit $100 bills after investigators tracked down a company-owned semi that had been reported stolen when the driver was fired and allegedly refused to return the rig — then used it to haul his own loads for months. According to Manheim Township Police, Kevin L. Henderson, 40, of La Mesa,...

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2026-01-02 19:29:14 -

Semi Hauling Food Slams Into High-Voltage Power Pole Near McFarland, Trapping Driver and Closing I-39/90
MCFARLAND, WISCONSIN — A semi-truck hauling food products crashed into a high-voltage power pole early Friday morning near McFarland, bringing the pole down onto the cab and trapping the driver inside, prompting lane and ramp closures on Interstate 39/90 that authorities said could remain in place into the weekend. The Cottage Grove Fire Department said the crash was reported just...

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2024-04-15 16:31:27 -

Service manager admits to embezzling $1.3 million from trucking company
A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a years-long scheme to embezzle $1.3 million from his trucking company employer. Hugo resident Leon Arthur Keener, 55, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. From 2011 to 2022, Keener was employed as a service manager for an interstate trucking...

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2025-06-29 21:32:45 -

Tractor-Trailer Carrying 30,000 Pounds of Cheese Overturns on State Route 309
A tractor-trailer loaded with cheese overturned Saturday morning on State Route 309, also known as Mile Hill, shutting down traffic for most of the day in Schuylkill County. The crash happened around 9 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Frackville, when a 31-year-old driver from Nevada was traveling south, descending the mountain, and negotiating a right-hand curve. For reasons still...

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